Interesting question. I was raised hunting with rifles. My father never bow hunted or owned a handgun. I took up bow hunting for the extra time to hunt and shooting a bow was fun. I always liked handguns more than rifles. My Daisy bb pistol was much more fun for me than a rifle. One of my favorite Christmas gifts was a Crossman CO2 revolver that looked like a S&W. I used it on rabbits and felt like king of the woods with it on my hip. Progressed to a .22 revolver in college and it just grew from there. Soooo for me it is simply a love of owning and shooting handguns in general and hunting with them is just another way to enjoy my handgun addiction.

Dan